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LOL...slight misspeak there....I was saying that Jordan needed the defense from those other guys so that I could make the connection to Russell's defensive rather than offensive approach to the game.
I agree that many people consider Jordan the greatest because they are uniformed about the past greats (and because they get their sports info from 20 second ESPN sound clips). Which is funny....greatest of all time....implies the consideration of past and present....but....
The funny thing is, I also think people pick Jordan because if you ask for the greatest scorer....Kareem has that record (Wilt on highest game, and highest season average) overall. Greatest assist man....Stockton, Magic, Jackson. Greatest rebounder....Olajuwon, Rodman, Chamberlain, Russell. Most MVP's, most rings, most anything.....Jordan doesn't come out on top in any of them and yet people pick him.
I am not downplaying Jordan. He was great. And I don't take away from his accomplishments at all.....I just don't think you can pick a greatest of all time.
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